diff --git a/filter/source/svg/svgfilter.cxx b/filter/source/svg/svgfilter.cxx
index ff822e0037b0..6491a8f5be07 100644
--- a/filter/source/svg/svgfilter.cxx
+++ b/filter/source/svg/svgfilter.cxx
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ SVGFilter::SVGFilter( const Reference< XComponentContext >& rxCtx ) :
     mpObjects( nullptr ),
     mbExportShapeSelection(false),
     mbIsPreview(false),
+    mbShouldCompress(false),
     mbWriterFilter(false),
     mbCalcFilter(false),
     mbImpressFilter(false),